Summary
BNSF Railway is a major U.S. freight railroad with a technology division focused on transforming rail operations through innovation. The BNSF Tech Summer Intern will gain hands-on experience through coding, collaborative problem solving, formal training, and contributions to technology projects across areas such as product engineering, data and AI, infrastructure, enterprise engineering, and cybersecurity.
Responsibilities
- Write production-quality code for well-defined tasks
- Follow team coding standards and processes
- Participate in design reviews to learn best practices
- Write and maintain unit/integration tests
- Debug and fix straightforward issues
- Seek feedback proactively and apply it to improve
- Develop APIs, automation, and tools to improve platform integration
- Build and maintain monitoring and alerting systems for services
- Collaborate with application teams to enhance reliability and performance
- Design and operate scalable systems across data centers, edge devices, and the cloud
- Work with BNSF teams to create products that improve rail network operations
- Innovate in distributed computing and drive industry transformation
- Build solutions for high-speed, large-scale predictions on distributed systems
- Solve broad challenges by coding effective solutions in an agile environment
Skills
- Does not require BNSF's assistance, now or in the future, (whether monetary, through sponsorship, or otherwise) to obtain, maintain, or extend employment authorization (including H-1B, STEM OPT/CPT, or TN nonimmigrant status)
- Pursuing a bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence or a related degree program from an accredited university
- Have and will maintain at least a 2.75 cumulative GPA
- Have LESS THAN three (3) years of professional work experience, EXCLUDING internships, part-time jobs, or positions held while pursuing undergraduate and/or graduate degree
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
- Ability to work in cross-functional teams and communicate with stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to learn new technical concepts and to adapt to new technologies quickly
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Prior intern experience or less than 3 years of work experience in technology, software engineering, or a related field
- Familiarity with frameworks like React, Angular, Node.js, Spring Boot
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Does not require BNSF's assistance, now or in the future, (whether monetary, through sponsorship, or otherwise) to obtain, maintain, or extend employment authorization (including H-1B, STEM OPT/CPT, or TN nonimmigrant status)
- Pursuing a bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence or a related degree program from an accredited university
- Have and will maintain at least a 2.75 cumulative GPA
- Have LESS THAN three (3) years of professional work experience, EXCLUDING internships, part-time jobs, or positions held while pursuing undergraduate and/or graduate degree
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
- Ability to work in cross-functional teams and communicate with stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to learn new technical concepts and to adapt to new technologies quickly
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
Nice to Haves
- Prior intern experience or less than 3 years of work experience in technology, software engineering, or a related field
- Familiarity with frameworks like React, Angular, Node.js, Spring Boot
Benefits
- An industry-leading 401(k) and renowned Railroad Retirement program.
- A range of robust health care options for you and your dependents (including domestic partners), including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, mental health, cancer support, and high-quality care network options.
- Health care spending accounts (HSA) with employer contributions, as well as life and disability insurance, provided at no cost.
- Family benefits including parental, pediatric and family building support, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, and dependent care spending account (with employer match).
- Access to discounts on travel, gym memberships, counseling services and wellness support.
- Annual bonus (Incentive Compensation Program)
- Generous leave / time off policies.
- Travel expenses for business needs will be covered by BNSF.
- Formal training and hands-on experience in a fast-paced innovative environment while receiving support from managers and mentors along the way.
- Full-time remote work from anywhere within the contiguous 48 states of the United States.